Keyword parameters

Keyword parameters are specific words or symbols that have meaning to DFSMShsm. They follow positional parameters and can occur in any order. The command explanations used in this publication show the keyword parameters in UPPERCASE BOLDFACE characters.

You can specify values or variables with some keyword parameters by placing them after the keyword parameter and enclosing them in parentheses. A typical keyword with a value appears in this publication as:

VOLUME(volser)

Note: Sometimes keywords can conflict. If you enter conflicting keywords, the last keyword entered overrides the previous ones unless otherwise noted in the explanations of the specific parameters. This publication identifies conflicting keywords with a vertical bar (|) separating them.